Zooplankton, NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012

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Title: Zooplankton, NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012
Abstract:
This data set was collected as part of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program (CSESP), a multi-year, interdisciplinary ecological study focused on areas in outer continental shelf oil and gas leases in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. In 2008 when the program began, two 30 x 30 nautical mile study area boxes were developed around areas of interest to ConocoPhillips and Shell. The ConocoPhillips study area (named Klondike), and the Shell study area (named Burger) became the focus of data collection. Data were collected from these two study areas again in 2009. Then, in 2010, Statoil joined the program, and a third study area, Statoil, was created and sampled as well as Klondike and Burger. In 2011 and 2012, the scope of the study area was expanded to include the Hanna Shoal Regional Study Area.
The CSESP interdisciplinary studies include acoustic monitoring, baseline chemistry, benthic ecology, chemical oceanography, fisheries ecology, marine mammal ecology, physical oceanography, plankton ecology and nutrients, and seabird ecology.
This data set contains zooplankton data gathered in the northeastern Chukchi Sea during the 2008-2012 open water season. Zooplankton data parameters include the cruise ID, the station the sample was collected from, the local date and time of sample collection, the gear used to collect the sample, the depth of the water where the sample was collected, latitude and longitude of the location the sample was collected, zooplankton density, the scientific name and life stage of the zooplankton, the biomass of the species, the title of the report the data set supports, the name of the contractor who recorded and analyzed the data, and any additional notes concerning the record.
Supplemental_Information:
Edtion 3 Updates (March 2014): Incorporated PI edits, added keywords, deleted attribute DENSITY_M3 and added attribute ABUNDANCE_M3. Additional Disclaimer of Liability added.
Edition 2 Updates: Appended 2011 data, updated metadata to include details about 2011 season, geographic projection updated from NAD83 to WGS84.
To download annual report listed under REPORT field in table, please see www.chukchiscience.org.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Dr. Russell Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 201403, Zooplankton, NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012.

    Online Links:

    • pacmars.eol.ucar.edu
    • www.chukchiscience.org

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -167.566300
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -159.550300
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.608867
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.019111

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 2008
    Ending_Date: 2012
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Zooplankton
    Zooplankton samples collected in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. (Source: CSESP)

    CRUISE
    Cruise identification code made up of the ship name code, followed by the two digit year and then the sequential cruise number for the season for a given ship. The cruise number includes a padded zero if less than ten. (Source: CSESP)

    ValueDefinition
    WWW1201Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 1
    WWW1202Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 2
    WWW1203Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 3
    WWW1204Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 4
    WWW1205Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 5
    WWW1101Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 1
    WWW1102Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 2
    WWW1103Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 3
    WWW1104Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 4
    WWW1105Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 5
    WWW1001Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 1
    WWW1002Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 2
    WWW1003Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 3
    WWW1004Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 4
    WWW1005Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 5
    WWW1006Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 6
    WWW0901Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 1
    WWW0902Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 2
    WWW0903Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 3
    NII1201Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 1
    NII1202Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 2
    NII1203Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 3
    NII1204Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2012; Cruise Number: 4
    NII1001Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 1
    NII1002Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 2
    NII1003Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 3
    NII1004Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 4
    BLF0801Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 1
    BLF0802Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 2
    BLF0803Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 3
    BLF0804Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 4
    BLF0805Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 5
    BLF0806Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 6

    STATION
    Code for a sampling location. A two letter prefix designates area and sample type followed by a sequential number padded with zeros if less than one hundred. Fixed, Random, and Historic Drill Site locations were determined before the cruise. Near and Other station locations were assigned in the field. (Source: CSESP)

    DATE_TIME_LOC
    Local date and time of sample collection in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Units:Local date and time

    GEAR_TYPE
    Type of gear used. (Source: CSESP)

    ValueDefinition
    Vertical 150 umGear type: 150 um mesh net 60 cm mouth diameter towed vertically.
    Oblique 505 umGear type: 505 um mesh net 60 cm mouth diameter towed obliquely.

    DEPTH_M
    Water depth in meters. (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Units:Meters
    Resolution:0.1

    LATITUDE
    Latitude at sample collection location in decimal degrees WGS84. (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:90
    Units:Decimal Degrees
    Resolution:0.0000000000001

    LONGITUDE
    Longitude at sample collection location in decimal degrees WGS84. (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Minimum:-180
    Maximum:0
    Units:Decimal Degrees
    Resolution:0.000000000001

    SCIENTIFIC_NAME
    Scientific name of the individual. (Source: CSESP)

    Scientific name.

    LIFE_STAGE
    Life stage of the individual. (Source: CSESP)

    ValueDefinition
    BipinnariaLife stage.
    CalytopsisLife stage.
    CopepoditeLife stage.
    CypridLife stage.
    JuvenileLife stage.
    LargeLife stage.
    Large NaupliiLife stage.
    LarvaeLife stage.
    MaleLife stage.
    MegalopaLife stage.
    NaupliiLife stage.
    ZoeaLife stage.

    ABUNDANCE_M3
    Number of individuals per cubic meter of the given taxon. (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Units:Count per meters cubed
    Resolution:0.0001

    BIOMASS_MG_M3
    Biomass of the given taxon in the sample, milligrams dry weight per cubic meter. (Source: CSESP)

    Range of values
    Units:Milligrams per cubic meter
    Resolution:0.0001

    REPORT
    Title of annual report that data supports. (Source: CSESP)

    Report title.

    CONTRACTOR
    Company contracted to collect and/or analyze data. (Source: CSESP)

    ValueDefinition
    UAFUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

    NOTES
    For notes concerning this record. (Source: CSESP)

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    ConocoPhillips, Shell, and Statoil would like to express their appreciation to Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC and Dr. Russell Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks for creating this data set.

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    ConocoPhillips
    Senior Scientist
    ConocoPhillips, 700 G Street
    Anchorage, AK 99501

    Contact_Instructions:
    Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Why was the data set created?

The objectives of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Baseline Studies Program are: 1. To provide data for pre-exploration and development-related activities 2. To provide data for permit applications 3. To provide input to planning of future operations and associated mitigation 4. To provide additional baseline data that can be used to assess and measure the potential environmental effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and development in the northeastern Chukchi Sea

How was the data set created?

  1. What methods were used to collect the data?

    Method 0 of 1
    Type: Field and Lab

    Smaller mesozooplankton were collected at alternate stations by paired 150–μm-mesh ring nets of 60-cm diameter hauled vertically from within 3 m of the bottom to the surface at 0.5 m s. The volume of water filtered was measured by one-way General Oceanic flowmeters in each vertical net. To target larger, more mobile zooplankton, a set of 60-cm diameter 505–μm Bongo nets were deployed in a double oblique tow with the ship moving at an average speed of 2 kts. Upon retrieval, one sample was preserved in 10% buffered formalin, and the other in 95% ethanol (required for molecular identification). When present, large cnidarians and ctenophores were removed, measured, photographed, identified and then discarded prior to sample preservation. During taxonomic processing, all larger organisms (primarily shrimp and jellyfish) were removed, enumerated, and measured then the sample was divided with a Folsom splitter until the smallest subsample contained about 100 specimens of the more abundant taxa. Specimens were identified to the lowest taxonomic category possible, staged where appropriate, enumerated, and measured. Increasingly larger fractions were examined to identify, measure and enumerate the larger, less abundant taxa, particularly in the 505–μm net which typically captures the largest taxonomic diversity. A minimum of 300 individual organisms were identified from each sample.

  2. From what previous works were the data drawn?

  3. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)
    No process steps have been described for this data set

  4. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    CSESP Attribute Accuracy Overview When the program began in 2008, scientists collected and stored their data through a variety of methods. Vessel data were collected by individual software packages and backed up as part of the regular computer backups, which may or may not have coincided with backups conducted by the scientists. Each scientist had his or her own method for recording and storing at sea observations and data; some of these methods included paper copies.
    The TigerSoft application was developed in 2009 to better manage all scientific data collected through the CSESP. TigerSoft consists of three components: TigerObserver, TigerNav, and TigerObserver Server. Under the oversight of a data manager, these three programs worked in concert with predetermined scientific data protocols to integrate scientific observations with vessel navigation to produce standardized data sets. Data sets were backed up regularly and made available to scientists to proof and edit on a nightly basis during the cruises. TigerSoft was used each season for data collection since it's inception in 2009.
    After the conclusion of each field season, data managers merged the TigerSoft daily observation databases of each discipline and distributed the data in Excel spreadsheet format to the primary investigators of each discipline. Primary investigators reviewed their data and signed forms acknowledging the completeness and accuracy of the data. If corrections needed to be made to the data, detailed information regarding the corrections and an edited copy of the data was returned to the data manager. Examples of corrections include updated species identification and deletion of an observation event that was made in error.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    In 2009 and 2010, latitude and longitude values were obtained through a Hemisphere VS100 Heading and Positioning Receiver. The horizontal accuracy of the instrument was +/- 0.6 meters.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Each year the primary investigators spent approximately nine months analyzing their data and then produced a discipline specific annual report for CSESP and a final data set. The final data had to adhere to a predetermined data protocol and pass through a data validation tool in order to be accepted by the data manager. Data that did not pass validation were returned to the primary investigators to be corrected and resubmitted for validation.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
User shall not employ selective use of this data; data must be used in its entirety. User must comprehend all information contained within the metadata, especially as it pertains to data quality and spatial coverage of data. User must ensure that the most recent version of data and metadata are used. User must contact data originator of biological data before using such data in a publication. Acknowledgment of data originator and all points of contact listed for data would be appreciated.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    National Center for Atmospheric Research
    Attn: Earth Observing Laboratory
    3450 Mitchell Lane
    Boulder, CO 80301
    USA

    303-497-8154 (voice)
    codiac@ucar.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    ConocoPhillips, Shell, and Statoil make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with regard to any of these data or metadata, as used alone or in combination with another data set, and expressly disclaim any representation or warranty. It is the responsibility of the data user to fully comprehend the metadata before use of the data. Each person accessing or using the data or metadata assumes all risks and all liabilities arising from or associated with such access or use. ConocoPhillips, Shell and Statoil shall have no responsibility or liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data or metadata or by improper or incorrect use of the data or metadata.
    The user assumes the entire risk related to use of this data and information. NOAA and/or AOOS and their third party data providers are providing this data and information "as is," and disclaim any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any warranties of completeness, utility, accuracy, merchantability or fitness of this data for a particular purpose.

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 28-Mar-2014
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Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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